First Kakapo eggs in 3 years

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First Kakapo eggs in 3 years

Postby Davidthomas » Mon Feb 03, 2014 3:59 pm

http://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/9680 ... hree-years

Good news! hopefully they are fertile and many more are laid!
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Re: First Kakapo eggs in 3 years

Postby Neil Fitzgerald » Mon Feb 03, 2014 11:59 pm

Ha, you beat me to it. Just saw the story on that site.
I didn't realise it had been three years.
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Re: First Kakapo eggs in 3 years

Postby Davidthomas » Tue Feb 04, 2014 6:44 am

I didnt either actually. The last time they bred it was the best on record i think? I dont think we can top 24/25 chicks this year judging by what they say in regards to the rimu fruiting being very patchy but any increase in numbers is a damn sight better then nothing! if only they could stimulate breeding every couple of years rather then being so heavily dependent on rimu fruiting which appears to be very sporadic!
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